What notes are in a C7#5b9 chord?

C7#5b9 is C, E, G#, Bb, Db: the 1, 3, ♯5, ♭7, ♭9 of C.

How do you play C7#5b9 on guitar?

6th String Root: 8 x 8 9 9 9; 5th String Root: x 3 2 3 2 4 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with C7#5b9?

Scales on C that contain every note of C7#5b9: C Phrygian Dominant, C Altered, C Phrygian b4, C Enigmatic.

Guitar chord · Dominant 7#5b9

C7#5b9 chord (C Dominant 7#5b9)

Dominant 7th with a raised 5th and a flat 9th: an altered dominant, tense and bright.

Notes CEG#BbDb

Formula 1 3 ♯5 ♭7 ♭9

Shapes 2 on this page

C7#5b9 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, C.

6th String Root 8 x 8 9 9 9

5th String Root x 3 2 3 2 4

Interactive chord diagram

C7#5b9 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over C7#5b9

These scales start on C and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when C7#5b9 is the chord of the moment.

C Phrygian Dominant C Altered C Phrygian b4 C Enigmatic

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Questions

What notes are in a C7#5b9 chord?: C7#5b9 is C, E, G#, Bb, Db: the 1, 3, ♯5, ♭7, ♭9 of C.
How do you play C7#5b9 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 8 x 8 9 9 9; 5th String Root: x 3 2 3 2 4 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with C7#5b9?: Scales on C that contain every note of C7#5b9: C Phrygian Dominant, C Altered, C Phrygian b4, C Enigmatic.

Dominant 7#5b9 chords in every key

C7#5b9 C#7#5b9 D7#5b9 Eb7#5b9 E7#5b9 F7#5b9 F#7#5b9 G7#5b9 Ab7#5b9 A7#5b9 Bb7#5b9 B7#5b9